Type-writing machine.



- L. D. BROUGHTON.

TYPB WRITING MACHINE. APYLIOATION FILED MAR.31,1910. 1 05 1 077 PatentedJan.21, 1913.

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LYMAN DAVID BBOUGHTON, 0F HARTFORD,

TYPEWRI'IER COMPANY, OF NEW YORK,

CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNO B; T0 UNDEBWOOD N. Y. A GOEBGRATION OF NEW JERSEY.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

Application filed MarchSl, 1910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LYMAN D. Buccan- "ron, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-VVritin'g Machines, of which the following is a specification.

' The present invention relates to tabulating mechanism for typewritingand other machines, particularly to means for allowing the carriage tojump to any selected field or column, such devices being known in theart as column skippers, and more especially consists of means forarresting the carriage at any desired decimal pointin any selectedcolumn.

The principal feature of the invention is the provision of simple,efiicient and durable means for effecting such tabulating movements ofthe carriage.

According to the present invention, the column-stops are individuallymovable into and out of position to be engaged by any selectedindividual decimal stops for arresting the carriage. Preferably thecolumn-stops are normally in working positions, but key-operated meansare provided for displacing any selected columnstop out. of workingposition, so that, in the running of the carriage in letter'feedingdirection, on its release from the control of the step-by-stepletter-feedmechanism, such displaced column-stop will not contact withany decimal stop which may be projected,

whereby the column or field represented by such displaced column-stop isskipped, and the carriage umps to the next field, and is there arrestedby the selected decimal stop and the desired column stop. The carriagemay be caused 00 skip one or more col umns or fields at will byoperating the proper key.

Other features and advantages will here inat'ter appear.

In the accompanying drawings, is a vertical sectional view from front torear, showing the invention as applied to an Underwood front striketypewriting niachine. Fig. ,2 is a plan view of the same,

with parts omitted and parts bro-ken away. Fig. 3 is a perspective viewfrom the rear of the machine, with parts omitted and broken away. Fig.4- is a side elevation. Fig. 5 is a rear elevation of a movable stopFigure 1 I Specification of Letters Iatent. Patgntaadl Jan, 21, 1913.

Serial No. 552,50.

and parts connected therewith, parts being in section and omitted. Fig.6 1s a diagrammatic plan view of the stop-operhting cambars. Fig. 7 is aview similar to Fig. 4 but taken from the opposite side, and partlybroken away. Fig. 8 is a rear elevation showing the stop-operatinglevers. Fig. 9 is a detail side elevation of a column stop, from whichthe withdrawing arm is omitted.

The platen 1 is mounted, as usual, in a carriage 2 which moves along therail 3, being controlled in such movement, from right to left, by therack bar 1, hinged thereto at 5, and the co-acting pinion 6 on theframework of the machine, said rack and pinion forming part of the usualescapement mechanism. their operating mechanism are not shown, exceptthe keys 6, Fig. 1.

The carriage is provided with a columnstop rack bar 7, preferably withteeth on the upper and the lower sides thereof. The

crating column-stop guide-bar 8 parallel to the rack 7, this bar 8preferably having teeth on its upper side.

The column or field stops 10 form parts of metal plates 11 which areslotted at 12 to straddle the rack 7 between the teeth thereof. Theunder edge of said plates 11 are adapted to engage between the teeth ofthe rack 8. The stop or plate unay be slidden backwardly, Fig. at, untilit is free from rack 7, while recess 13 in the under edge of the stopenables it to clear rod 8, whereupon the stop may be adjusted to a newposition along the rack, as will presently be explained. Each'columnstopor plate 11 is provided with a headed stud 14lon one side, forengagement with the forked end of a lever 15, for moving the stop intoand out of working position, said lever fulcrumed at 16 on an arm17,moun.ted on a sleeve or hub 18 which is mounted to be capable ofsliding along the rack 8 when it is desired to re-set the column stop.Said sleeve or hub is provided with a tooth or spline 19to engage withguide-slot 9 in bar 8, whereby said sleeve 18 is prevented from turningon the round bar 8.

The sleeves 18 may be locked against ac cidental displacement along therack or rod 8, by means of detent catches or dogs 20', full cruined at21 to arms 17, to engage between The typebars and v shown, are ofgraduated lengths, the longest the teeth of the lam-r 8, or b the plates11 (see Fig. 5) or both. For olding the detents or catches 20 inposition, they. may be connected with the returning springs 22 of theircorresponding stops 10. L aid springs are arranged to retain said stopsnormally in full engagement with the rack-bar 7 andso intheir workingpositions, as shown at the right in Fig. 3. The catches 20 may also beprovided with finger-pieces 23. As many column stops 10 andappurtenances are pro the decimal stop will coast with the column stopto arrest the carriage.

The pendent arms 15 of levers 15, as

being at the left as one faces the front of the machine, and theshortest being at the right, the lengths increasing from right to left(Fig. 8). At the back of the machine,

in position to be moved into the paths of the pendent arms 15 of theircorresponding levers 15, are horizontal cam-bars 25 placed one aboveanother, there being one cam-bar for each lever 15. These cam-bars 25have oblique faces 26 at their front sides or edges,

' and each bar 25 is attached to its individual operating-lever 27,these levers being fulcrumed at 28 in a bracket 29 on the frame of themachine.

To set the cam-bars, there are provided keyoperated levers 30,fulcrumedat 31 in the framework below levers 27, and connected by links32 with bell-levers 33, the latter fulcrumed at 34 on the front of theframework, and operated from keys 35 by means of cross-levers 36 whichare fulcrumed at 37, at the front of the machine. Said keys 35 arepreferably located two (or more) at each end of the usual space-key-35.The cam-bars 25 and their levers 27 are arranged so that the lowest bar25 co-acts only with the longest pendent lever-arm 15; so that the nextupper bar 25 may withdraw the first two column-stops 10, in succession;so that the third bar 25 from the bottom,

will move successively the first three stops 10 to their inoperativepositions as the carriage moves to the left from the right; while thetop cam-bar will move four of the column stops in succession from theirnormal positions. It will be observed that the longest lever 15 isoperated by the bar 25 lowest of those shown; that the shortest lever 15is operated by the highest of the cam-bars 25 shown; and theintermediate levers 15 by the intermediate cam-bars. The

. longest lever 15 is at the left and the shortest is at the right ofthe carriage.

The means whereby the levers 27 move the cam-bars in the manner justdescribed, is illustrated in perspective in Fig. 1, the cambars 25 beingsuitably notched at 38 to clear or pass in front of their levers 27.How'- ever, the lower cams may move idly forward, where the levers ofthe upper cams are operated. The levers 15 are provided with facets 39for co-action with the various cam-bars 25. The levers 27 and partsoperated thereby may be returned to normal positions by springs 40. Tendecimal stops 24, more or less, are mounted to slide up and down inguides 41 on the framework, being drawn downwardly by returningsprings4:2. The stop rods 24 are operated by levers and keys 43, the leversbeing fulcrumed at 44; The rod 45 acts as a stop to the downward motionof the rods 24, and the shoulders 46 on said rods 24 act on a universalbar or arm 47 rigid with a rock-shaft 48 to lift the-same arm and rockthe shaft. The shaft 48 has an arm 49 rigid therewith, which arm isconnected by a link 50 with an arm 51 on a shaft 52, which is journaledin the fixed frame of the machine. Theshaft 52 carries a roller 53 whichis arranged to raise and lower the rack-bar 4 out of and into engagement with the carriage-escapement pinion 6 as the shaft 52 is'rocked. 54marks the usual release key on the carriage 2 for rocking the bar 4. Thenumerals 2, 3 4 and 5 on the keys 35 indicate the several columnsorfields to which one may skip or jump when the carriage is at theextreme right hand limit of its motion by depressing one or another ofthese keys 35, and also one of the keys 43. Thus, if one depresses thekey marked 2 and simultaneously one of the keys 43, the cam-bar 25 atthe bottom of the series, (the other cams remaining stationary), ismoved forward into position to engage with the longest lever 15 15 andmove the corresponding stop 10 backward to a position where, in the runof the carriage toward the left, it"will miss the decimal stop 24 liftedby the depressed key 43, whereby the stop 10, representing the secondcolumn or field from the beginning of the line, will. co-act with thestop-rod 24 so lifted, and arrest'the carriage 2. The dwell portion 26of the cam-bar insures that the column-stop shall be withdrawnlong-enough to permit it to pass all the decimal stops. But if theoperator omits to depress any of the keys 35 while depressing a key orkeys 43, the column-stops 10 will all remain in normal positions, andthe stop 24 lifted by the key 43, will co-act with the column-stop 10which corresponds to the longesttlever 15, and will arrest the carriageat the first field or column. Therefore, in usingthe machine simply as adecimal tabulator, itgis unnecessary to operate any of the keysj 35: fone depresses the key wltialtked 3 among the keys 35, the seconddain-bar25 earner two corresponding stops 10 are successively .moved backwardout of the way for coaction with the stop 24 lifted by the depressed key43, and the carriage skips or jumps forward to the third field orcolumn, and is there arrested by the next stop 10 which remains inplace, it not being afiected by the keys and 43 depressed as stated. Ifone depresses the key 35 which is marked 4,and then one of the keys 43,the lever 27 corresponding to the depressed key 35 moves forward itscam-bar 25 (being in the case illustrated, the bar next the top of theseries) into positionfor co-action with the, endent lever-arm 15 thirdin the decreesmg order of length, and, through the facets 39, forco-action with the two levers 15 that are longer than this third lever15; and as the carriage moves forward on being released by the operationof the key 43, said cam-bar may operate all said levers 15 to withdrawtheir stops 10 into positions where they will pass the upraised stop 24,and permit the unmoved column-stop 10, (which corresponds to the fourthfield or column), to arrest the carriage. But if one depresses the key35 which is marked 5, and then one of the keys t3, the topmost bar 25 ismoved forward into position for co-action with the shortest lever 15,and, through facets 39, with theother longer levers l5,

and as the carriage moves forward on the depression of the selected key413, said upper- 1,, most cam-bar 2r; operates, or may operate,

all of the said levers-l5 to move their corresponding stops l0rearwardly out of positions for co-action with the rod 24 lifted by .thekey 43 depressed, so that they will pass 'by said uplifted rod 24:, andthe carriage will move to the left, under the influelnce of the usualspring drive (not shown),* until the stop 10 corresponding to thefifllli field or column strikes said uplifted rod 34 and arrests thecarriage in the fifth field or column.

The speed of the carriage when released as above set forth may begoverned in any usual manner, as by the governor indicated at 55. It isunderstood, of course, that on the depression of key 43 as above setforth, the-described arrangements or connections between the shoulders4.6 and the rackbar 4, cause the said rack-bar 4 to be disengaged fromthe pinion 6, so as to permit the driving-spring to move the carriageforward freely. It will also be understood that, for the sake of(:learness, it has been assumed, in the foregoing description of theoperation, that the carriage starts in each case from the extreme righthand position thereof; but it is obvious that it may yet started fromany position thereof and be arrested in the same manner, even though oneor more of the stops 10 may have already passed the positions of therods 24, and may have passed the cam-bars 25 so as to be unaffectedthereby, as the carriage runs forward. \Vhen it is desired to adjust astop 10 along the bar 7, the corresponding detent 20 is lifted todisengage it from the raclobar 8, while the stop 10 is moved back untila slot 13 in the under side thereof is over the rod 8, by which time theplate 11 is wholly'disengaged from both the rod 8 and the rack 7, asshown in Fig. l. With the parts in the positions shown in Fig. 4, thesleeve or carrier is slidden normally along the bar 8 to any desiredposition; whereupon the lever 20 and the stop 10 are released, the endof detent-lever 20 engages between the teeth of rack 8, and the plate 11slips into its new position between teeth of the rack 7. The pin ll onthe plate 11 ooacts with the lug 20 to limit the realward motion ofthestop 10 by the lever 15. It is obvious also, that the provision ofthe various facets 39 on the levers l5, renders unnecessary the movingof more than the one cam-bar 25 corresponding to the key 35 depressed;that is, an alternative arrangement is shown for operating the levers15.

It will be understood from Fig. 8 that when all of the column stopwithdrawing arms 15, are swung to withdraw the four column stops at theright in- Fig. 8, the particular decimal stop 24: which is projectedwill engage the extreme left-hand column stop at Fig. 8, which is seenin side elevation at Fig. 9, and which has no withdrawing lever 15, 15Whenever the first column stop 11 is withdrawn, the second column stopmay arrest the carriage; whenever both the first and second arewithdrawn the third column stop may arrest the carriage: and so onthroughout the series of five column stops; it being unnecessary toprovide the last one with withdrawing means. henever any one of the keys43 is depressed without first depressing a key 35, the first eii tremecolumn stop at. the right of Fig. 8 arrests the carriage, and ifdesired, the operator may continue to operate the keys 43 (withoutdepressing any key 35), so that each column stop 10, in succession, willserve to arrestthe carriage. The number m" column stops is not limitedto five.

The typewriter carriage can usually be positioned in various ways. Thisusually can be done not only by usin a tabulating key, but also by usingthe ordinary carriage release key, or the space-key usually arranged atthe front of the keyboard, or even; by touching the alphabet key; or thecarriage can be returned or moved in one direction by simply pressingon'the carriage itself.

The carriage can therefore be brought to the Fig. 3 position by theordinary space-key, or by the ordinary carriage release key, or bymanipulating the alphabet keys. Having ar rived at this position, it isobvious that the column stop key shown at Fig. 3 would move the columnstop, as shown in said figure, even if the carriage were stationary.lVhile it is true that in some cases, the carriage can cooperate withthe key through the cam 26, to move a column stop, still it is also truethat in many cases when the carriage is stationary the key alone canoperate through the edge 26*, to move said column stop, as illustratedat Fig. 3. The columns of figures written on the page are oftentimesplaced so closely together, that the column selecting keys 35 willoperate the column stops while the carriage is stationary.

Variations may be resorted to within the scope of the invention, andportions of the improvements may be used without others.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1 In a tabulating mechanism,the combination with a carriage, of a column-stop carried thereby andmovable relatively thereto transversely to the letter-space feedthereof, a thrust rod movable into the pat-h of said stop to arrest thecarriage, and keycontrolled means for displacing said stop out of itsnormal path, actuated through the movement ofsaid carriage, to permitsaid stop to pass said thrust rod.

2. In a tabulating mechanism, the combination with the carriage rack, ofa series of column stops thereon and movable transversely thereof, athrust rod movable into the normal paths of said stops, and means fordisplacing certain of said stops auto matically when said carriageadvances to permit said thrust rod to pass.

3. In a tabulating mechanism, the combination with a carriage rack, ofaseries of column-stops thereon and individually movable transverselythereto, a lever for each stop for moving the same on said rack, saidlevers being of graduated lengths, and keyoperated means for actuatingsaid levers.

i. In a tabulating mechanism, the combination with a carriage rack, of aseries of column-stops thereon and individually movable transverselythereto, a lever for each stop for moving the same on said rack, saidlevers being of graduatedlengths, movable canrbars for moving saidlevers, and means for moving said cam-bars.

5. In a tabulating mechanism, the combination with the carriage- *ack,of a series of column-stops, a lever for each stop for moving thesamefmovable cam-bars for moving said levers, and means for moving saidcam-bars.

6. In a .tabulating mechanism, the combination with the carriage-rack,of a second rack-bar on the carriage parallel thereto, a sleeve mountedon said second rack-bar and adjustable therealong, a lever fulorumed onsaid sleeve, a column-stop for engagement with the first-named rack-barand movable endwise by said lever, and means on the frame for operatingsaid lever to withdraw said stop from its operative position,

7. In a tabulating mechanism, the com-- bination with the carriage-rack,of a second rack on the carriage parallel to the said rack,a sleevemounted on and adjustable along said rack, a .lever fulcrumed on saidsleeve, a column-stop for engagement with the first named rack andmovable thereon by said lever into and out of working posi tion, adetent-device for locking said sleeve in position on said second rack, aspring connecting said detent and said stop to return the stop toworking position, and means for operating said lever at will.

9. In a tabulating mechanism, the combination with the carriage rack, ofa columnstop thereon and movable relatively thereto into and out ofworking position, a lever fulerumed on the carriage and moving saidstop, and a key-operated cam for actuating said lever.

10. In a tabulating mechanism, the combination with the carriage-rack,of a column stop on and movable relatively to said rack, a lever formoving said stop, a spring for returning the same, a cam, andkey-actuated means for moving said cam into and out of position foroperating said lever to draw said stop from working position.

11.. In a tabulating mechanism, the combination with the carriage-rack,of a columnstop on and movable transversely of said rapk, a lever formoving "said stop, a spring for returning the same to its workingposition, a cam-lever for co-action with said stop-moving lever inwithdrawing the stop from working position, a key, and connectionsbetween said key and said cam-lever.

12. In a tabulating mechanism, the combi-.

nation with the carriagerrack, of a columnstop on and movable transverseto said rack,

a lever for moving said stop, a return-spring therefor, and a series ofindependently-operable cams for co-action with said lever to move saidstop "from-Working position.

13. In a tabulating mechanism, the combieaner? nation with thecarriage-rack, of a series of column-stops on and independently movabletransverse to said rack, levers for moving said stops, andindependently-operable cams for operating each its own lever.

14. In a tabulating mechanism, the combination with the carriage-rack,of a series of column-stops on and independently-movable transverse tosaid rack, levers for moving said stops, springs for returning them, andkey-operated independently-movable cams fo operating said levers.

In a tabulating mechanism, the combination with a carriage rack, of aseries of column stops, a series of thrust rods, means for individuallyextending said thrust rods into the path of said column stops, means fornormally holding said column stops in a position to strike any one ofsaid thrustrods when extended, and means moving with said carriage rackfor displacing certain of said column stops as said carriage rackadvances. 5.

16. A plurality of column stops "moving with the carriage, incombination with a thrust rod adapted to be extended into the path ofsaid column stops, and means operated from the keyboard for withdrawingcertain of said column stops to permit the same to pass said thrust rod.

17. In a tabulat-ing mechanism, the combination with a carriage rack, ofstops on said rack, decimalstops operated from the key.- boardcotiperating with said first stops, and

means'operated rom the keyboard for se-- lectively disabling apredetermined number of said first stops.

18. In a tabulating mechanism, the combination with a carriage rack, ofstops on said rack, keys at the keyboard of the machine to operate saidstops, each of said. stops serving as a column selector, and a decimalselecling device to cotiperate with said stops,

--aid decimal selecting device mounted on the frame of the machine.

19. In a tabulating mechanism, the combi nation with a carriage rack, ofstops on said rack, means operated from the keyboard for disabling oneof said stops, comprising means for disabling a stop normally operativein the travel of the carriage previous to said directly disabled stop.

20. In a tahulating rriechanism,the combination with a carriage, of anarray of stops on the carriage, an array of cooperating stops on theframe of the machine, and,

means controlled from the keyboard to op crate-one of said stops toserve as a column selector and to cooperate with another to serve as adecimal tabulator.

21. In a calculating mechanism, the combination with "a carriage, ofcolumn stops on said carriage, coir TYl'StOP selecting mechanism,decimal stop .on the frame of the machine, and two sets of keys, one setconnected to said column stop-selecting mechanism and the other to saiddecimal stops, the keys inthe two sets being concomitantly operable.

22. In a tabulating mechanism, the combination with a carriage rack, ofa series of stops thereon, keyboard operated means for selectivelymoving said stops, the stops returning as soon as the keys are released,and a stop on the main frame to cooperate with said first stops.

23. In a tabulating mechanism, the combinat-ion with a carriage and arack, of stops on said rack controlled from the keyboard for columnselectors, and decimal tabulator keys controlling a carriage release andstop device to cooperate with said first stops to bring the carriage torest ati'a selected deon some of said stops to cotiperate with selectedcams to disable said stops, and some stops having faces that fail tomeet certain cams- 526. In a tahulating mechanism, the combination witha carriage, of a series of colmnn stops thereon, a key-operated cam onthe frame cooperating with a member on one of said stops to control itand adapted to be inoperative with respect to another stop.

27. T he combination with a letter-feeding typewriter carriage, of a.set of column stops normally in working positions, and a set ofcolumn-selecting keys operatively connected to means for displacing oneor more of said stops from working positions.

28. The combination with a lctte -feeding typewriter carriage, of a setof coin n stops normally in working positions, and, a set ofcolumn-selecting keys operatively connected to means for displacing oneor more of said stops from working positions, the connections betweenthe keys and the column stops including means for permitting the stopsto be adjusted to different positions longitudinally of the carriage.

29. The combination with a letter fecding typewritercarriage, of a setof column stops normally in working positions, a set of colmun-selectingkeys operatively connected to means for displacing one or more of saidstops from working positions, and a decimal stop mechanism includingkeys operable independently of the column-selecting keys.

chine and operable independently of .one'

another, and operative connections from the keys to the stops to enablethe keys to displace. the'stops when the carriage is differentpositions.

31. The combination with a letter-feeding carriage, of a series of stopsthereon and normally in working positions, a seriesof keys mounted uponthe framework of the machine and operable independentl of one another,and operative connections rom the keys to the stops to enable the keysto displace the stops when the carriage is in different positions; oneof said keys having connections to displace a single stop, another ofsaid keys having means to displace the first two stops, and so onthroughout the series of keys and stops.

32. The combination with a letter-feeding carriage, of a rack thereon, aseries of 001-.

umn-stops independently adjust-able along said rack and normallyinworking positions, a series of keys mounted upon the framework of themachine and operable independently of one another, and operative connections from the keys to the column-stops to enable the keys todisplace the columnstops when the carriage is in ditterent posi tions.

33. The combination with a letter-feeding carriage, of a rack thereon, aseries of colu'mn-stops independently adjustable along said rack andnormally in working positions, a series of keys mounted upon theframework of the machine and operable'irr dependently of one another,operative connections from the keys to the column-stops to enable thekeys to displace the columnstops when the carriage is in differentpositions, one of said keys having connections to displace a singlecolumn-stop, another of said keys having means to displace the first twocolumn-stops and so on throughout the series of keys and column-stops;the last V column stop being unconnected with any of said keys, and acounter-stop on the framework of the machine.

34. The combination of a letter-feeding carriage, a set of column stopsfor said carriage, a counter-stop, and mechanism, including a set ofkeys, for displacing the column-stops, to determine which'oi thecolumn-stops shall be engaged by the counterstop; said mechanism alsoincluding means for maintaining the desired column-stop displacementduring the relative movements of the column-stops and counter-stop whilethe carriage is in motion.

\ 35. The combinationof a letter-feeding carriage, a set of column-stopsmounted on said carriage, a set of decimal-stops mounted umn-stopdevices mounted upon the car riage and having arms of graduated lengths,a series of operating devices mounted one above or beyond another inposition'tc engage said arms during the movement of the carriage andthereby dis lace one ormore of the column-stops, an keys operativelyconnected to said operating devices.

37. The combination of a carriage, a key operated counter-stop mountedupon the framework of the machine, a series of column-stop devicesmounted upon the carriage and having arms of graduated lengths, a seriesof operating devices mounted one above or beyond another in position toengage said arms during the movement of the carriage and therebydisplace one or more of the'column-stops, and keys operatively connectedto said operating devices; said column-stops with their arms adjustablealong said carriage.

38. The combination of a carriage, a keyoperated counter-stop mountedupon the framework of the machine, a series of column-stop devicesmounted upon the carriage and having arms of graduated lengths, a series of operating devices mounted one above or beyond another inposition to engage said arms during the movement of the carriage andthereby displace one or more of the column-stops, keys operativelyconnected to said operating devices; said column-stops with their armsadjustable along said carriage, and catches for securing the columnstopswhere adjusted upongthe carriage.

39. The combination of a letter-feedin carriage, a set of column-stopsmounte thereon, a set of levers mounted on said carriage to operate saidcolumn-stops and having arms of graduated lengths, devices placed oneabove another for operating said arms, and keys for actuating saidoperating devices. i

4.0. The combination of a letter-feeding carriage, a set of column-stopsmounted thereon, a set of levers mounted on said carriage to operatesaid column-stops and having arms of graduated lengths, devices placedone above another for operating said arms. keys for actuating saidoperating devices; cach arm adjustable together with its column-stopalong the carriage. and means being provided for securing the arm andcolumn-stop where adjusted.

41. The combination of a carriage, a seester? as ries of column-stops,arms of graduated lengths connected to said column-stops, and aseries ofkey-operated. displacement bars normally out of the paths of said arms,but movable int-o'sa-id paths, one to displace the first column-stop,the next to displace the first two column-stops, and so on throughoutthe series.

42. The combination of a carriage, a series of. column-stops, arms ofgraduated lengths connected to said column-stops, a series ofkey-operated displacement bars normally out of the paths of said arms,but movable into said paths, one to displace the first column-stop, thenext to displace the first two column-stops, and so on throughout theseries, and key-operated decimalstops adjacent to said bars.

43. The combination of a carriage, a series of column-stops, arms 01":graduated lengths connected to' said column-stops, a

series of key-operated displacement bars normally out of the paths ofsaid arms, but movable into said paths, one to displace the firstcolumn-stop, the next to displace the first two column-stops, and so onthroughout the series, and key-operated decimal-stops adjacent to saidbars: said bars having cam edges to engage and move said arms, and alsohaving dwell edges to hold the arms displaced while the column-stops arepassing the decimal-stops.

44. The combination of a carriage, a rack thereon, a series ofcolumn-stops, a series of carriers or supports 'for said column-stops,each column-stop being adjustable together with its carrier along saidrack, arms of graduated lengths connected to said columnstops, and aseries of key-operated displaceincnt bars normally out of the paths ofsaid arms, but movable into said paths, one-t0 displace the firstcolumn-stop, the next to displace the first two column-stops and so onthroughout the series.

4-5. The combination of a carriage. a raclt thereon, a series ofcolumn-stops. a series of carriers or supports for said columnstops,each column-stop being adjustable together with its carrier along saidrack, arms of graduated lengths connected to said col mun-stops, aseries of key-operated displacement bars normally out of the paths ofsaid arms, but movable into said paths, one to displace the firstcolumn-stop,- the next to displace the first two column-stops antlvzs'oon throughout. the series, and catches ordetents to secure said carriersand columnstops where adjusted along said rack.

4-6. A stop control mechanism comprising a carriage, a movable platehorizontally mounted and normally ineffective and having its end beveledto serve as a cam memher, a'stop device having an arm to be engaged bysaid cam member, and a key oper- 6 ,atively connected to said cammember.

pendently of the others in the direction of the run of the carriage,-stops upon said mounts, certain of said stops movahlysupported andhaving projections of graduated lengths, a series of hey-operated camsplaced to cotiperate with said projections in order, one cam movableinto the path or the longest projection to withdraw one 01 the stops,the next cam movable into the-path otthe two longest projections towithdraw two of the stops, and soon tllPOUgilO'tlt 't-he series of cams,and a counter-stop.

48. The combination with a power-driven carriage and a feeding mechanismtherefor, of a plurality of mounts, each adjustable independently at theothers in the direction of the run of the carriage, stopsmovaoly mountedupon said mounts, said stops having projections of graduated lengths,-asesaid projections in order, one cam -movable into the path of thelongest projection to withdraw its stop, the nextcam movable into thepath of the two longest projections to withdraw their stops, andso onthroughout the series, a series of decimal counter stops, andmeans forprojecting any of said countenstops and releasing the carriage simultaneously with the movement of any of said cams. p

t9. The combination with a carriage, of a bar having rack teethprojecting therefrom, a mount supported wholly upon said bar andadjustable 'therealong. a column-stop mounted upon said mount, acounter-stop, and ltey-operated means to withdraw said column-stop.

50.. The combination with a carriage, of a series oi stops fordetermining the position of said carriage, a cam for withdrawing allstops preceding: the desired stop to ineffective positions, and a keyfor actuating said cam.

51. The combination with a carriage, of a series of stops fordetermining the position of said carriage, a series of counterstops, anyone of which may coiiperate with said first-mentioned stops, a cam forwithdrawing all stops of one series preceding the desired stop toineiiect-ive positions. and a key for actuating said cam, said camhaving a dwell portion ctr-extensive with the cti'ective range otsaidcounter-stops.

The combination with a carriage, of a frame, a series oi? stops on saidcarriage, aseries of stops on said frame, the stops in one series beingnormally in an ineffective position and the stops in the other seriesbepositions all the stops in the effective series preceding the selectedstop in this series and projecting to an effective position the select dstop in the ineffective series.

53. The combination with two primary e ements viz: a frame and acarriage, said frame and said carriage having a traveling mo :enientrelative to each other, of a series of primary stops mounted on one.ofsaid elements to determine the relative position of said elements forparticular zones, each zone including a group of spaces, a series ofcounter-stops mounted on the other element for determining the relativeposition. of said elements for particular spaces in a zone, a set ofkeys for each series of stops,

and key-operated connections enabling the selection of any primary stopand any counter-stop to cooperate with each other to determine therelative position of said 'primary elements for a selected zone, and aselected space in the selected 'zone, each key of one set acting toWithdraw from an effective position all stops of the associated seriespreceding the one corresponding to the position selected by the actuatedkey of the set.

54. The combination with a traveling carriage, of a'series of stops forsaid carriage, said stops having projections of graduated length todetermine the effectiveness of said stops, said stops being arranged tostop said carriage after periods of travel inversely proportional to thelength of said projections.

55. The combination with a carriage, of a series of stops on saidcarriage having projections of graduated lengths, said stops beingarranged on said carriage according to the magnitude of theirprojections with the maximum to the left and the minimum to the right,and means cooperating with said projections to determine the action ofsaid stops. 45.

56. Thc'combination of a carriage, a series of column stops movableindependently of one another into and out of working positions, a key orfinger-piece, means dependent upon the position of the carriage forenabling said key or finger-piece to control such inde wndcnt movementof any of said colm'nn. stops. and. a counter-stop.

57. The combination of a carriage. a series of column stops thereonmovable independ ently of one another into and out of working positions,a keymounted upon the framework of the machine, means for enabling saidke'y'to control such independent move ment of any of said column stops,and a counter-stop.

58. The combination of a carriage, a series of column stops normally inoperative position's,-means by which the stops may be moved individuallyto inoperative positions,

and by which the stop which may be so moved to inoperative position ineach instance depends on the osition of the carriage in its travel, andey-controlled decimal stops to cooperate with the first column stopwhich has not been so moved to inopposition of the carriage in itstravel, and a counter-stop.

60. The combinatlon of a carnage, a series of column stops movableindependently of one another into and out of working positions, means bywhich the independent movement of said stops may be individuallycontrolled and by which the stop which is so controlled in each instancedepends on the position of the carriage in its travel, andkey-controlled denominational stops cooperative with such column stop asis determined by said means.

61. The combinationof a carriage, a series of. column stops carried bythe carriage, said column stops normally in operative positions, meanscarried by the frame of the machine for displacing said column stopsseparately to inoperatlve positions, a counterstop,'and a key forprojecting said counterstop into the path of the first undispla'ce'd'column stop.

62. The combination'of a carriage, a series of column stops carried b rthe carriage and each movable thereon independently of the other, meanscarried by the frame of the machine for so moving said column stopssepa-' rately, the travel of the carriage ett'ecti a relative movementbetween said column stops and said displacing means, whereby the columnstop which may be so moved by said displacing means in eachinstance-depends upon the position of the carriage in its travel, and akey-controlled counter-stop upon the frame of the machine.

63. The combination of a carriage, 1i machine frame, a series ofindependently movable column-stops on one ofsaid parts, a,

column-stop controller on the other of said parts, saidicontroller beingcotiperativelindividually with the column-stops and rendered operativeto move difi'erent column-stops individually by the movement of thecarriage,

whereby the column-stop which cooperates with said controller dependsupon the position of the carriage along the line of its travel, and acounter-stop,

64. The combination of a carriage, a se-- ries of stops carried by saidcarriage and each displaceable from normal posltion independentlyof theothers, and means onthe frame of the machine for displacing said stopsindividually from normal positions.

65. The combination of a carriage, ase-' 'ries of column stops eachindividually dis-' placeable from, normal position, means for displacingsaid stops, and means controlled by the movement of the carriage foreffecting a relative movement between said' dis' placing means and saidstopsyto enable. the

displacing meansv to displace different,

column stops successively from normal positions;

66; The combination of a carriage, a series of column stops normally inoperative positions, and means by' which the column stops areindividually rendered inoperative, thevarious positions of the carriagedetermining the various positions at which the stops are 'to be placedin-inoperative positions. I

67. The combination'of-a carriage, a series of independently movablecolumn stops,

means for moving the stops, and means controlled by the movement of thecarriage for effecting a relative movement between said stop movingmeans and saidstopsato enable the'stop-moving means to move difierentcolumn stops successively; said stop-moving means comprising akey-actuated device for moving the column stops individually.

68. The combination of a carriage, a series of independently movablecolumn stops, a column-stop mover, and means bv Wl'linb said column-stopmover is rendered operaone at a time.-

tive on different column stops to move them 4 69. The combination of atraveling carriage, a stationary frame or support, a se ries of-columnstops movable independently of one another into and out of operativeposition, means for moving thestopsfout of-operative position, means formoving the stops into operative position, one of said stop moving. meansbeing carried byone of said frame and carriage stops being carriedparts. a

parts, and the column 1 y the] other of said.

' 70."The-combinatio n of column stop inovable from normal to abnormalposition,

v a key at the keyboard means controllable by the keyfor moving saidstep, the -key being normally disconnected from said'stop, andin motion,the key being normally disconnected from said stops. I v LYMAN DAVIDBROUGHTO'N. Witnesses:

W. M. DYORKMAN, MORTON C. Tancor'r.

